Chhentung छेन्तुङ
EN नेपाली

Representative image of the region — not this specific village.

Tamghas Khanigaun is a “khanigaun” — a mine village — near Tamghas, the headquarters of Gulmi district (Resunga Municipality). The Nepal Chhantyal Sangh names it among the Gulmi Chhantyal localities. Its Chhantyal community is not yet documented in independent English-language sources, so its details are unconfirmed.

Trace-back

The very name marks a copper-mining past — the craft that links the village to the Chhantyal, who spread eastward from their Myagdi–Baglung heartland in search of ore. Whether the mine was Chhantyal-worked is not separately recorded.

What people do

The village’s figures and present-day life are not yet recorded here. As across these hills, families would live by farming and income from work abroad, the old mining now a memory.

Is Tamghas Khanigaun your village? Help us confirm its mine, its Chhantyal community and its story through the Connect page.

Sources

Know this village? Help us complete and correct its story through the Connect page. ✏️ Suggest a correction to this page

Photos

Pictures of the village and its surroundings. Many are representative views of the area while we gather verified photographs — tap any photo to enlarge.

  • A copper bell — the metal whose mining first drew families to these slopes. Photo: Sajansharma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • The terraced hills of Baglung district. Photo: Kshitiz poudel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Copper mines nearby

The mining heritage that first drew families to these slopes.

  • Tamghas Khanigaun workings

    Historical (named for its mine)

    The name "khanigaun" — "mine village" — points to a copper-working past, the heritage that links it to the Chhantyal. The Nepal Chhantyal Sangh names it among the Gulmi Chhantyal localities; its details are not yet independently documented.

← All villages

✏️ Suggest a correction